Analog signal input/output device and control method for analog signal input/output device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10791596-B2
Application number	US-201816642476-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 26, 2018
Priority date	Dec 26, 2017
Publication date	Sep 29, 2020
Grant date	Sep 29, 2020

Abstract

The indication of an input or output level of an analog signal is given at low production cost and without the need for a wide space to install a configuration for indicating the input or output level. An analog signal input device (1) includes: a voltage detecting section (130) configured to detect an input or output level of an analog signal; and an LED lighting control section (132) configured to control a pattern of light emission of an LED (15) in accordance with the input or output level of the analog signal.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An analog signal input/output device which includes a light emitting element and performs at least one of input and output of an analog signal,
the analog signal input/output device comprising:
an input/output level detecting section configured to detect at least one of an input level and an output level of the analog signal;
a relative value converting section configured to convert a detected input level or output level of the analog signal into a relative value comprising a percentage relative to a width of one analog signal input/output level range, which has been set through selection from among different analog signal input/output level ranges; and
a light emission control section configured to control an on and off pattern of light emission of the light emitting element in accordance with the input level or the output level of the analog signal, wherein
the light emission control section is configured to control the on and off pattern of the light emission of the light emitting element in accordance with the relative value.

2. The analog signal input/output device according to claim 1 , wherein the one analog signal input/output level range is set in response to a user selection operation and has been accepted by the analog signal input/output device.

3. The analog signal input/output device according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting element is controlled to emit light when any signal other than the analog signal is inputted or outputted.

4. A method of controlling an analog signal input/output device, which includes a light emitting element and performs at least one of input and output of an analog signal,
the method comprising:
an input/output level detecting step of detecting at least one of an input level and an output level of the analog signal;
a relative value converting step of converting a detected input level or output level of the analog signal into a relative value comprising a percentage relative to a width of one range which has been set through selection from among different analog signal input/output level ranges; and
a light emission controlling step of controlling an on and off pattern of light emission of the light emitting element in accordance with the input level or the output level of the analog signal, wherein
the light emission controlling step further comprises controlling the on and off pattern of the light emission of the light emitting element in accordance with the relative value.

Assignees

• Omron Tateisi Electronics Co

Inventors

• Kudo Masaya

Classifications

• H05B47/10

  Controlling the light source · CPC title

• G01V8/10

  Detecting, e.g. by using light barriers (by reflection from the object G01S17/00) · CPC title

• G01D7/00

  Indicating measured values · CPC title

• H05B45/10 Primary

  Controlling the intensity of the light · CPC title

• G09F13/20

  with luminescent surfaces or parts (luminescent compositions C09K11/00; light sources using luminescence F21K2/00) · CPC title